Which organism provides evidence that matter and energy can be cycled through an ecosystem without sunlight? (1 point)

• a tree in a South American rain forest
• a bison in a North American prairie
O a lion in an African savanna
• a lanternfish on the Atlantic Ocean floor

1 answer

The organism that provides evidence that matter and energy can be cycled through an ecosystem without sunlight is a lanternfish on the Atlantic Ocean floor. Lanternfish are part of deep-sea ecosystems where sunlight does not reach, and they utilize chemosynthesis and other processes that allow them to thrive in the absence of sunlight.